8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization

• World War II weakened major European powers and strengthened the U.S. and Soviet Union


  True
• Order the following characteristics to contrast capitalism and communism:

  1️⃣ Market-driven vs. centralized planning

  2️⃣ Economic competition encouraged vs. discouraged

  3️⃣ Limited government role vs. extensive government role
• The contrasting ideological stances of Stalin, Truman, and Churchill were central to the Cold War


  True
• What role does the government play in capitalism versus communism regarding resource distribution?

  Limited vs. extensive control
• Who championed capitalism and the containment of communism as U.S. president?

  Harry S. Truman
• Harry S. Truman championed capitalism and the containment of communism.


  True
• The Cold War resulted in the formation of a bipolar world led by the U.S. and the Soviet Union.


  True
• What was one of the primary objectives of the Marshall Plan?

  Promote economic recovery
• Capitalism emphasizes private ownership and market-driven competition.


  True
• What type of ownership of means of production is associated with centralized planning by the state?

  Communal ownership
• What fundamental ideological conflict fueled the origins of the Cold War?

  Capitalism vs. Communism
• Harry S. Truman championed capitalism and the containment of communism
• After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union created a bipolar world.


  True
• The Marshall Plan was initiated in 1947 to help rebuild Western Europe.


  True
• What year was the United Nations established after World War II?

  1945
• What is one key role of the United Nations in international relations?

  Conflict resolution
• The Secretariat of the UN is led by the Secretary-General
• What is nationalism as a factor in decolonization movements?

  Desire for self-determination
• The Treaty of Versailles, which created resentment in Germany, was signed in 1919
• Match the alliance with its purpose:

  NATO ↔️ Counter Soviet influence

  Warsaw Pact ↔️ Counter U.S. influence
• Who led the Soviet Union and promoted communist ideology during the Cold War?

  Joseph Stalin
• Which treaty created resentment in Germany after World War I?

  Treaty of Versailles
• Churchill advocated for Western alliances against the Soviet Union


  True
• The contrasting ideological stances and geopolitical ambitions of the U.S. and the Soviet Union were central to the Cold War's emergence
• Winston Churchill warned of the "Iron Curtain" descending across Europe
• Match the military alliance with its purpose:

  NATO ↔️ To counter Soviet expansion

  Warsaw Pact ↔️ To counter NATO
• Arrange the following events in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Treaty of Versailles (1919)

  2️⃣ Russian Revolution (1917)

  3️⃣ World War II (1939-1945)

  4️⃣ Formation of NATO (1949)
• In a capitalist system, property rights emphasize private ownership
• Market mechanisms rely on supply and demand for resource allocation.


  True
• Match the key figure with their role and position:

  Joseph Stalin ↔️ Leader of the Soviet Union

  Harry S. Truman ↔️ President of the United States

  Winston Churchill ↔️ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• What phrase did Winston Churchill use to describe the division of Europe?

  Iron Curtain
• Match the military alliance with its purpose:

  NATO ↔️ To counter Soviet expansion

  Warsaw Pact ↔️ To counter NATO
• Match the UN objective with its principle:

  Maintain peace ↔️ Sovereign equality of states

  Develop relations ↔️ Settlement of disputes

  Promote human rights ↔️ Prohibition of force
• What does the Trusteeship Council oversee in the UN?

  Trust territories
• What are some key roles of the UN in international relations?

  Peacekeeping, conflict resolution, aid
• World War II weakened European colonial powers, creating opportunities for independence movements.


  True
• Which country did Algeria gain independence from during the Algerian War of Independence?

  France
• The Soviet Union promoted communism and centralized state control
• What is the primary emphasis of capitalism regarding ownership of the means of production?

  Private ownership
• What is one fundamental difference between a capitalist and a communist economy?

  Resource distribution